The next day, Hou Sheng entered the palace to ask for a meeting, and reported the matter of Wei's request for help to the actual helmsman of Qi, the queen. The queen did not show a trace of surprise after hearing this, but sighed and said, "Korea has also sent an envoy, it is Fan Sui, the imperial historian." ”

Hou Sheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that Korea sent an envoy at this time, in addition to condolences to King Qi Xiang, more in the hope that Qi would not send troops to rescue Wei. I just don't know what the queen's attitude is.

"Queen Mother, when did this happen?" South Korea sent an envoy to Linzi for such an important matter, Hou Sheng, as the prime minister of Qi, did not know, Hou Sheng was a little worried, whether he had made the queen dissatisfied in some aspects.

Where would the queen have thought that Hou Sheng was so greedy for power that he was suspicious, and just said truthfully: "It's just now!" It is estimated that later, Fan Sui will go to your side of the prime minister! ”

Only then did Hou Sheng settle down and ask tentatively, "What is Fan Sui's intention?" ”

The queen snorted coldly and said, "King Han doesn't send anyone, he sends Fan Sui, what else can he do!" It's just that I hope that our Qi State will not make a big move and send troops to rescue the Wei State! ”

Hou Sheng frowned, and secretly said that it was not good. South Korea is the first to take the lead this time, but I don't know what conditions South Korea has offered to win over Qi State. If South Korea bullies Qi with its national strength, according to the queen's temperament, I am afraid it will backfire! Only in this case can Wei be rescued by Qi!

"What does the Queen Mother mean?"

"I'm not sure about this! Prime Minister, you came at the right time, you might as well talk about whether our Qi State wants to rescue Wei State or not! ”

Hearing the queen's words, the queen was overjoyed, and it seemed that the queen had not yet made a final decision. Tell yourself for such a heavy decision as soon as possible. It also shows that he has not lost the trust of the queen! It seems that I was too worried just now!

"Dare to ask the Queen Mother, what did South Korea promise?"

Of course, the queen knew that Hou Sheng was asking what benefits Korea had given to keep Qi neutral. After Hou Sheng knows, it is good to draw conclusions based on gains and losses.

"King Han wrote me a handwritten letter. In the letter, he promised that as long as our Qi country remained neutral in this matter, Korea was willing to cede half of Tao County to us! The queen whispered.

"Half of Tao?" Hou Sheng was stunned and said, "Isn't Tao County in the hands of Wei State?" ”

The conditions of half of Tao County are naturally favorable, after all, Tao County is the richest county in the world. It's just that two years ago, when the six countries of Shandong joined forces to resist Qin, Tao County had been divided between Wei and Qi! South Korea is now allowing half of Tao County to win over Qi State, which is obviously generous to others.

The queen nodded and said, "King Han said. This siege of Daliang was to punish Wei for his treachery and collusion with Qin to attack Luoyang, and to wash away the humiliation for his ministers! As long as Wei is willing to give in, South Korea will naturally strike its troops. When Wei ceded land and begged for mercy, Korea would ask Wei to cede half of Tao County under Wei's jurisdiction, so as to win over our Qi State. Prime Minister, what do you think of this condition? ”

"The conditions are naturally excellent, though. The minister was worried that South Korea would not fulfill its promise. Hou Sheng said with some concern.

"Hehe, the prime minister is too worried! South Korea is known for its faithfulness. I have never acted treacherously against King Han. However, it was the Wei State that repeatedly reversed itself. Prime Minister, Wei Guozhong's doctor Yan En went to your house late at night, what favorable conditions did he offer? The queen said with a look of amusement.

Hou Sheng's expression was grim, knowing that the whereabouts of the envoys of Wei were all under the control of the queen. Slightly embarrassed, he said: "At first, Wei promised that as long as our Qi State was willing to send troops to relieve the siege of Daliang, they were willing to cede the land between the river and Pushui. ”

When the queen heard this, she smiled and said, "Wei wants to be beautiful!" Regardless of whether we send troops or not. The cities north of the river could not be preserved. Not to mention that the land between the river and Pushui is an enclave for my Qi country, even if it is not an enclave, the Qi country will not be stupid enough to block the edge of Korea and Zhao for Wei State! ”

Hou Sheng nodded, but he was secretly glad that the king was really deceived, and then continued: "However, the ministers have exposed the bad intentions of the Wei State in their words, and after arguing with reason, the Wei State agreed to cede the cities north of Suishui and east of Suiyang. ”

This was originally a condition proposed by Wei State, but after Hou Sheng said this, the credit became Hou Sheng. And just as Hou Sheng thought, the queen was obviously moved, but she was deeply skeptical. The land north of Suishui and east of Suiyang is almost half of the land that Wei can control at the moment, and in order to drive away the Han army, Wei is willing to pay such a big price?! Such conditions can be ceded to South Korea, so that South Korea can withdraw its troops contentedly.

In this regard, Hou Sheng explained: "Queen Mother, South Korea has repeatedly claimed that it is just a lesson for Wei!" However, Wei had already succumbed, but Korea was slow to withdraw its troops, obviously with plans to annex Wei! Compared with the death of the country, the Wei State is naturally willing to leave a county and protect the community. ”

The queen frowned, and said suspiciously: "With the national strength of Korea, it is not easy to destroy Wei!" ”

Hou Sheng knew that the queen had just come to power, and he was not very clear about the national strength of Korea, so he immediately explained: "Indeed, if the Wei State is intact, it is indeed not easy for Korea to destroy Wei. Although there are many Korean people, there are thousands of miles in the place, north and south, and the soldiers and horses in Ba, Shu, and Hanzhong cannot be mobilized! South Korea's soldiers and horses that can really be mobilized at any time are the five counties of Yingchuan, Sanchuan, Shangdang, Nanyang, and Runan! Wei also has four counties, but the people are no less than five counties in Korea. It's just that Wei fought a series of battles in the past few years and lost more than 100,000 troops. finally regained his vitality, and he was defeated by Xinzheng first, losing 50,000 troops. Later, he fought with the state of Chu and lost 40,000 troops. He was defeated by Zhao again, after losing 20,000 troops. After the king of Han led an army of 300,000 to conquer in person, another 50,000 troops of Wei were destroyed in the hands of the Han army. South Korea has quietly occupied the absolute upper hand, and now, the elite soldiers of Wei are less than 200,000, the Liang is surrounded, and the people's hearts are scattered. ”

After that, Hou Sheng sighed and added, "King Qin Zhao died, Han lost his back, and King Zhao was young and did not dare to resist Han." Our Qi country is uneasy, if no one is willing to rescue. Most of the Wei Kingdom is more than auspicious! ”

The queen looked incredulous and said, "Korea has captured Hedong, annexed the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou, and captured Hangu Pass. Now, even the two hundred miles of land west of the chasm have been incorporated into Korea, and Korea should not blatantly destroy Wei! ”

"If you want to destroy Wei. South Korea will naturally block the beam, but now, the envoy of the Wei State has easily arrived in Linzi and asked for help from our Qi State, doesn't the prime minister think it is strange? The queen raised her doubts.

"This is not sure what the minister can handle!" Hou Sheng was also very puzzled. Yan En's mission was not a simple chariot, but ten carriages full of wealth.

The queen patted the book case, got up and said, "Did the envoy of the Wei State say that the Wei State only asked for help from our Qi State?" The State of Wei should know that only we are the State of Qi. Even if you want to rescue the Wei State, you can't do it! ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, this is not true. The envoy of Wei said that the king of Wei also asked for help from the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, and Chu! Presumably, Wei wanted to gather the strength of the four countries to put pressure on South Korea and force South Korea to withdraw its troops! ”

The queen groaned slightly, and sneered slightly. Said: "That's right! I don't believe that Wei will be so generous! It turned out that it was just a trick to deceive us into sending troops from the Wei State! ”

Hou Sheng was puzzled and asked, "Minister." Some don't quite understand! ”

"It's very simple, Wei ceded half of the country to our Qi State, all we want is to let us send troops! In the same way, if Wei wants to instigate Zhao and Chu to send troops, it is probably to cede the land! Wei is now only a land of three counties, how much land should be ceded to persuade Zhao and Chu to send troops?! Wei was used to treachery. If our Qi country really sends troops, then it is really deceived! ”

"Could it be that Wei State pinned all its hopes on our Qi State to promise so much land? After all, our Qi State is the closest to Wei State, and we are also good friends with Wei State! Unlike Zhao and Chu. Close to South Korea, not like Yan State, so far away from Wei State! "Hou Sheng is still making a final effort.

The queen thought about it, but still did not approve of the statement of Hou Sheng. Seeing that the queen was about to come to a final conclusion, Hou Sheng hurriedly stopped him and said, "Queen Mother, An Pingjun (Tian Dan) is also in Linzi right now, why not listen to An Pingjun's opinion?" ”

Tian Dan rushed to Linzi two days ago and worshiped King Qixiang. Regarding the arrival of Tiandan, the queen's attitude seemed lukewarm. It is precisely because Tiandan's prestige is too high that the queen is even more vigilant. In the past two days, Tian Dan went to meet who he went to see and what he said, and the queen made it clear to the king. is afraid that Tiandan will not be able to endure the loneliness of seclusion, and will come back to be a new appearance. The so-called high merit is said that this is the case. Especially when facing the situation of suspicion of the lord and the country at the same time, the shape is even more trembling, as if facing the abyss, and walking on thin ice. The queen who seeks stability doesn't want the Qi country to be buried in her own hands, nor does she want the family's wealth to be buried in her own hands.

It's just that the rescue of Wei Guozi is a big matter, and the queen finally decided to listen to the thoughts of Tian Dan, the minister of the humerus. Tian Dan also knows the embarrassment of his identity now, in order to establish the authority of the queen and the king of Qi, his "old man", who is still influential, worships Queen Qi Xiang, and then stays in Linzi. Therefore, when the eunuch Ling sent by the queen to announce the decree found Tian Dan, Tian Dan was preparing to leave Linzi.

Knowing that the queen was going to summon him, Tian Dan guessed that it was mostly because of the affairs of the Wei State. Now, the legend of Linzi City is that King Han led an army of 300,000 to conquer Wei and surrounded Daliang. As a neighbor of Wei, Wei will definitely ask Qi for help!

Entering the palace, Tian Dan put away the sigh of what was wrong in his heart, and respectfully bowed to the queen and queen, the ruler of Qi State, and then fell silent.

The queen pondered her tone and said tentatively: "Is An Pingjun okay in the East China Sea?" Before the death of the first king, he said with emotion that if there was no An Pingjun, the Qi State would not know what year and month it would be able to restore the country. An Pingjun has made a great contribution to the Qi country! This is well known throughout the Qi country. If it weren't for An Pingjun's physical discomfort, this lonely minister, upholding the heavy responsibility of the government, would definitely have to be resisted by An Pingjun! Heaven will not fulfill the wish of Qi country! ”

Tian Dan obviously heard the threat in the queen's words, what is the minister of Tuogu, uphold the government? If he is really still the prime minister of Qi State, or admits that his body has healed now, he will definitely be suspected of bullying the orphans and widows of King Qi, and maybe he will be added to a trumped-up charge, and his head will be different! Qi Guo, to the king, the good thing for yourself is to continue to pretend to be sick until you die!

Tian Dan, who recognized this, naturally knew how to answer, and replied cautiously: "The minister is incompetent!" You can't be loyal to the king. can't be loyal to the queen mother, the minister must be in the East China Sea to recuperate, but the minister's illness is really weird, I really don't know when he will be cured, and the queen mother is worried. It's the sin of the ministers! However, the queen mother is wise, the king has been smart since he was a child, and with the assistance of the prime minister and ministers, the country of Qi will not let the world look down on him! ”

The queen nodded with satisfaction, and then got to the point, and said, "An Pingjun lives in seclusion in the East China Sea, has he ever known the trend of the world?" ”

Tian Dan shook his head again and again, he was no longer in his position. Isn't it dissenting to care about the current situation, Tian Dan is naturally unwilling to admit this, even if he really cares about the current situation!

The queen smiled, sighed again, and said: "Wei State treacherously led Qin State to send 100,000 troops to attack Luoyang, but I didn't expect that King Han and King Zhao, who were originally in Luoyang's alliance, came to make a move to get out of the shell. South Korea secretly assembled a large army and annihilated 100,000 Qin troops in one fell swoop! King Qin was furious. Crashed! Hanguguan and Hedong County, which are already enclaves, are all conquered by South Korea. Now the prince of Han led an army of 300,000 to surround Daliang, wanting to ask Wei to cede land and surrender, and hand over the former prime minister Wei Qi to avenge his hatred! ”

Tian Dan pretended to be confused. Asked rhetorically: "Wei State offended Korea first, King Han just wants to ask for an explanation, in this case, Wei State cedes the land and asks for surrender!" As for Wei Qi, what does it have to do with this? ”

The queen explained: "The real name of Zhang Lu, the Korean imperial historian, is Fan Sui. Originally, he was a member of the Liang family of the Wei Kingdom, and he was a guest of the middle doctor Su Jia. Wei Qi listened to Su Jia's slanderous words, and made people whip Fan Sui, who suffered humiliation and escaped by pretending to be dead. Now that he has achieved fame, he naturally wants to take the opportunity to take revenge! ”

Tian Dan "suddenly realized" and said: "Didn't the Wei State refuse to cut the land and beg for mercy, but instead asked our Qi State for help?!" ”

Seeing that the queen nodded in acknowledgement, Tian Danfu asked, "Could it be that South Korea's requirements are too high?" ”

The queen shook her head and said, "In addition to the cities of Wei that Korea has already occupied, they also want the cities north of Jishui!" Counting up, there are still two counties in the Wei State. ”

"Then did the Wei State say that it was willing to pay what price to send rescue troops to our Qi State?"

"The city north of Suishui, east of Suiyang!" The queen said succinctly.

"This is strange, Wei would rather pay half more county land and population than sue for peace with Korea!"

"Wei always thought that Korea was going to take the opportunity to annex Wei, it was false to seek peace, and it was true to delay time!" The queen told the truth.

After speaking, he added, "King Han demanded that he must meet Wei Qi's head and get the promised city of Wei before he is willing to withdraw his army!" ”

"That's a bit excessive! However, considering the treachery of the Wei State, King Han's anger has not subsided, and it is normal to make such a decision! Tian Dan spoke for King Han.

"Then An Pingjun thinks that our Qi State should rescue Wei State?" The queen asked the most important question.

Tian Shan nodded and shook his head again. Seeing this, the queen was anxious and asked, "Does Anping Jun mean to save or not to save?" ”

"Save, save naturally! It's just that it's not to be saved now! Tian Dan expressed his opinion.

As if afraid that the queen would not understand what she meant, Tian Dan explained: "Does the queen mother know about the battle of Maling? During the reign of King Qi Wei, the Wei general Pang Juan led the army to attack Xinzheng, and Korea asked for help from our Qi State. King Wei adopted Sun Bin's strategy of 'deeply marrying Han and inheriting Wei's shortcomings later', and only sent troops to rescue Han the following year after the strength of Han and Wei was greatly damaged. Wei State was annoyed and angry, pursued our Qi army, but fell into the military master Sun Bin's plan to reduce the focus, this battle, Pang Juan was killed, the Wei prince Shen was captured, Wei declined, and the law of Korea was changed because Wei was destroyed, and our Qi became the overlord of the Central Plains in one fell swoop. ”

The queen suddenly realized and said: "What does Anping Jun mean that when Han and Wei fight to the point that they are both defeated, we will send troops again to reap the benefits of the fisherman?" ”

Tian Dan nodded and said, "Now that the former king has not been buried, it is not appropriate to use swords." The king is young, and the lord is suspicious, and it is the time when he needs to establish authority. Where could there be more prestige than beating South Korea?! It's just that, with the strength in front of our Qi country, it is not suitable to directly confront South Korea! We have already offended the state of Chu because of the rescue of the Wei state. If you want to gather a large army to enter Wei, you must first pacify the Chu State, of course, it is best to win over the Chu State to attack Han together, which is the complete strategy! ”

The queen was frightened by this bold plan and asked rhetorically, "The state of Chu sent troops to help the Wei state?" Isn't An Pingjun afraid that Zhao Guo will send troops to help South Korea? ”

Tian Dan shook his head and said with a smile: "This is what Wei Guo needs to worry about!" For now, we still have to agree first and strengthen the determination of Wei to resist Korea! Although the State of Chu has just ended its war with the State of Wei and the State of Qi, as long as the State of Wei promises enough benefits, it may not be impossible to rescue the State of Wei with our State of Qi! As for the Zhao State, it was originally because of the suspicion of the Lord Shaoguo and the invasion of the Qin State, and it was temporarily attached to Korea! The minister thought that most of the Zhao State would stand still. ”

After hearing this, the queen was relieved that no matter what the reaction of Chu and Zhao was, it was always not wrong to agree first. Even if South Korea is angry with Qi to rescue Wei, it will not be able to defeat Qi! If Wei failed to hold out to Qi's reinforcements, they could only blame themselves for not being able to hold on! (To be continued......)

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